The first woman and first person of color on the moon will don Axiom Space-made outfits.
NASA announced on Wednesday, September 7, the maker of its next-generation spacesuit for its upcoming moon landings.to create a moonwalking system for the Artemis III mission, which will send humans to the lunar surface for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972. That mission, which is tentatively scheduled for 2025, will send the first woman and first person of color to the moon., called Ax-1, to the International Space Station.
The new spacesuit contract is part of NASA's initiative to work with private companies to build many of the components of its Artemis missions, which will pave the way for humans to eventually reach Mars. "NASA is proud to partner with commercial industry on this historic mission that will kickstart the United States building a lasting presence on the surface of the Moon,” said Lara Kearney, manager of NASA’s Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility program. “What we learn on Artemis III and future missions on and around the Moon will pave the way for missions to Mars. Spacesuits enable us to literally take that next step.
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